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Butterhole (cave) Langshaw (Limestone Pit) Burnbank [Pit] Upper Longshaw (Limestone Pit) Northflatt [Pit]
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Langshaw, Braidwood, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 85945 49185 |
| WGS84: | 55.72261, -3.81739 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 40 m |
| Altitude: | 233 m |
| Geology: | Main Hosie Limestone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Limestone).
Shaft now buried below grassy field. Marked as "Limestone Pit" on 1st Ed. OS map with air shafts at [NS 8597 4909] & [NS 8579 4901].
Alternative Names: Langshaw Limestone Pit
Notes: Annotated on geol. survey map as "Foul Hosie at Crop. 22 fms [40m] to Main Lst".
NGR derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-04 00:24:25
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